Tourist attractions Philadelphia

Architecture, castles and historic districts

USA - Philadelphia, PA 19106

Housed in a glass-fronted pavilion on Independence Mall, the Liberty Bell was crafted in London's Whitechapel Foundry in 1751, but developed a crack soon after its arrival in Philadelphia and had to be recast by local metalsmiths John Pass and John S..

Museums and art

N. 26th St. & Benjamin Franklin Pkwy USA - Philadelphia, PA

This is one of the most significant art museums in the US. Its roots trace back to the late 19C, when the state legislature called for the building of a permanent structure to serve as an art gallery during the 1876 Centennial Exposition. Today the m..

Architecture, castles and historic districts

Broad & Market Sts. USA - Philadelphia, PA 19107

This 700-room French Second Empire structure designed by John McArthur was completed in 1901. The enormous structure with its solid masonry walls was almost obsolete, and in the early 20C there was talk of demolishing it. The very cost of demolition ..

Architecture, castles and historic districts

South Street USA - Philadelphia, PA 19147

Forming the southern border of Society Hill, trend South Street has been a mecca for the counterculture since the 1960s. The blocks between the waterfront and 10th Street are lined with myriad shops, hip restaurants and cutting-edge clubs.

Architecture, castles and historic districts

321 S. 4th St USA - Philadelphia, PA 19106

This stately home (1786) was occupied by the Physick family until 1940, when it was willed to the Pennsylvania Hospital. In the 1960s, philanthropists Walter and Lenore Annenberg purchased the property and funded the renovation that turned the house ..

Museums and art

Broad & Cherry Sts. USA - Philadelphia, PA 19102

Housed in an ornate brick and limestone Victorian structure (1876, Frank Furness and George Hewitt), the museum exhibits three centuries of artistic styles. Arranged in chronological order, galleries display works from the 18C "Grand Manner&quot..

Museums and art

420 Chestnut St. USA - Philadelphia, PA 19106

Opened in 1824, the bank was one of the world's most powerful financial institutions until President Andrew Jackson revoked its charter in 1836. Since its restoration in 1974, the building has provided a permanent home for People of Independence, an ..

Museums and art

222 N. 20th St. USA - Philadelphia, PA 19103

Founded in 1824 to teach science to artisans and mechanics, the Franklin Institute and its museum have made science entertaining. Inside, three floors of exhibits treat subjects from communications and transportation to computer technology and geolog..

Religious buildings

1723 Race St USA - Philadelphia, PA

This copper-domed Italian Renaissance cathedral (1846) features interior highlights which include a coffered, barrel-vaulted ceiling overarching the transept and nave, and a dome oculus painted by Constantine Brumidi.

Religious buildings

1 N. Broad St. USA - Philadelphia, PA 19107

This Medieval Norman-style granite structure (1873) marked by spires and towers was conceived by Masonic brother James Windrim. Elaborate interior rooms-designed by George Herzog-are decorated in motifs reflecting the orders of Masonry: Moorish, Goth..

Religious buildings

20 N American St USA - Philadelphia, PA 19106

This elegant Georgian brick edifice (1754) boasts a tower and a "Philadelphia steeple." The church's Royalist congregation changed dramatically during the Revolution, when George Washington and 15 signers of the Declaration of Independence ..

Museums and art

USA - Philadelphia, PA 19106

Demolished long ago, the residence has been re-created as a steel-frame "ghost structure," as has the 1786 print shop Franklin built for his grandson. An underground museum houses an ingenious array of audiovisual presentations that celebra..

Industrial tourism and theme park

3400 W. Girard Ave. USA - Philadelphia, PA 19104

Modeled on a Victorian pleasure garden, the grounds feature paths that ramble past more than 1,700 animals from around the globe. Be sure to see the rare white lions, the Primate House, and some of the world's most endangered species in the Rare Anim..

Museums and art

USA - Philadelphia, PA 19103

Dating from 1812, the Academy is one of the oldest science research institutions in the Western Hemisphere. On the first floor, the acclaimed Discovering Dinosaurs exhibit displays skeletons and details the rigors of uncovering fossils. Life-size dio..

Architecture, castles and historic districts

USA - Philadelphia, PA 19132

In the 18C and ealry 19C, well-heeled Philadelphians built rural retreats on the bluffs above the Schuylkill River. Today the seven elegant homes open to the public provide fine examples of domestic period architecture. Among them is the oldest, 1746..

Architecture, castles and historic districts

239 Arch St. USA - Philadelphia, PA 19106

Betsy Ross, who is credited with making the first Stars and Stripes flag, lived here after her husband, Patriot John Ross, died in 1776. Her living quarters and shop are preserved in the brick, gable-roofed home (c.1740).